Dollar General Employee Assistance
The Dollar General Employee Assistance Foundation (DGEAF) is the official foundation providing emergency financial assistance to Dollar General employees. The site includes eligibility guidelines and an online application portal, and lists contact information ([email protected], phone).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An active Dollar General employee experiencing an acute financial emergency (fire, disaster, funeral, serious illness) who can submit required supporting documentation through the foundation's online portal.
Good Fit
- • Applicant is an active Dollar General employee
- • Request is for an acute, documentable emergency expense (funeral, fire, flood, displacement, medical)
- • Applicant can provide police/fire/insurance reports or photos
- • Need is immediate and fits rolling/urgent assistance model
- • Request is for individual-level assistance rather than institutional program funding
Geography
Observed grant records for the reported years are concentrated entirely in Tennessee, with all reported grants recorded in a single state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a very large number of distinct recipients in the latest year (1,529 distinct recipients and 1,654 grants), mostly individual employees receiving small emergency awards, and repeat recipients across years are rare.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows a public online application process and very high turnover in recipients (about 98% new in 2024), so new eligible applicants (active Dollar General employees) routinely enter the portfolio; openness to the general public is not applicable because eligibility is restricted to employees.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
